VIDEO: Water main break on River Street between First and State streets

By Ian Benjamin

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

TROY - Water began spurting out from between the joints in the sidewalk and from cracks in the road along a stretch of River Street between First and State streets sometime before 5 p.m. Tuesday.

A break in the main water line was the culprit, likely the result of Troy's aged infrastructure, especially in downtown.

"It's just old pipes," said Scott Combs, one of several Troy Public Utilities workers turning off water along the stretch.

Crews began working on the main this evening.

"They'e going to be out there for at least a few hours," said Todd Skiba, with the water department. For now, work on the break near Gramercy Communications and Clark and Walker Photography Studio will block access to that portion of River Street.